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Tammy vs Thomasina - What's the difference?

tammy | thomasina |

As proper nouns the difference between tammy and thomasina

is that tammy is a female given name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s while thomasina is , a feminine form of thomas.

tammy

English

(wikipedia tammy)

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain; compare obsolete French tamise (but if there was borrowing, it's unclear in which direction).

Noun

(tammies)
  • A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) tamis, assimilated to Etymology 1, above.

    Noun

    (tammies)
  • A sieve, or strainer; a tamis.

    • Etymology 3

    Shortened from (tammy shanter).

    Noun

    (tammies)
  • A tam o’shanter hat.

    • thomasina

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , a feminine form of Thomas.

    • Related terms

    * Tamsin